Canterbury
Conservative hold

The home city of the Primate of England and his most famous of English cathedrals is still held by a Conservative MP, although it is a long time since the Church of England could be accurately referred to as the Tory party at prayer. In fact Canterbury itself is the least Conservative part of the seat, with substantial Labour and Liberal Democrat representation on the local council, and Julian Brazier could ensure a majority only in the surrounding villages and the seaside resort of Whitstable; and even so, his victory was scarcely convincing, with less than 40pc of the vote and a majority of under 4,000. Canterbury may yet have another tale to tell next General Election time.

Julian Brazier, MP here since 1987, is as close as the Commons comes to a dead ringer for Black Adder comic actor, Hugh Lawrie. Very tall, born (1953) into a military family and appropriately educated at Wellington and then at Brasenose College Oxford, he is a Redwood-backing Eurosceptic and as a Catholic opposes embryo research and abortion. His faintly loopy air evokes the boyish enthusiasm of a character from Enid Blyton.

Julian Brazier MP

Canterbury Labour Party

Canterbury Liberal Democrats

Canterbury City Council

Area Percent GB Percent Index GB=100   Thriving Wealthy Achievers, Suburban Areas 27.03% 14.99% 180.30 Affluent Greys, Rural Communities 0.11% 2.13% 4.97 Prosperous Pensioners, Retirement Areas 9.83% 2.49% 395.47 Expanding Affluent Executives, Family Areas 1.10% 4.43% 24.87 Well-Off Workers, Family Areas 1.87% 7.27% 25.70 Rising Affluent Urbanites, Town & City Areas 1.60% 2.56% 62.22 Prosperous Professionals, Metropolitan Areas 1.22% 2.04% 59.84 Better-Off Executives, Inner City Areas 2.68% 3.94% 67.98 Settling Comfortable Middle Agers, Mature Home Owning Areas 22.59% 13.04% 173.25 Skilled Workers, Home Owning Areas 4.32% 12.70% 34.00 Aspiring New Home Owners, Mature Communities 10.78% 8.14% 132.44 White Collar Workers, Better-Off Multi Ethnic Areas 7.54% 4.02% 187.56 Striving Older People, Less Prosperous Areas 2.23% 3.19% 69.96 Council Estate Residents, Better-Off Homes 5.72% 11.31% 50.55 Council Estate Residents, High Unemployment 0.56% 3.06% 18.41 Council Estate Residents, Greatest Hardship 0.71% 2.52% 28.17 People in Multi-Ethnic, Low-Income Areas 0.00% 2.10% 0.00 Unclassified Unclassified 0.11% 0.06% 169.42

Area Percent GB Percent Index GB=100   £0-5K 9.89% 9.41% 105.10 £5-10K 16.57% 16.63% 99.64 £10-15K 16.42% 16.58% 99.03 £15-20K 13.50% 13.58% 99.38 £20-25K 10.37% 10.39% 99.82 £25-30K 7.78% 7.77% 100.11 £30-35K 5.80% 5.79% 100.17 £35-40K 4.33% 4.33% 100.02 £40-45K 3.26% 3.27% 99.70 £45-50K 2.46% 2.48% 99.23 £50-55K 1.88% 1.90% 98.66 £55-60K 1.44% 1.47% 98.00 £60-65K 1.12% 1.15% 97.30 £65-70K 0.88% 0.91% 96.56 £70-75K 0.69% 0.72% 95.80 £75-80K 0.55% 0.57% 95.03 £80-85K 0.44% 0.46% 94.25 £85-90K 0.35% 0.37% 93.49 £90-95K 0.28% 0.31% 92.73 £95-100K 0.23% 0.25% 91.98 £100K + 1.17% 1.34% 87.38